WASHINGTON — A Cape Elizabeth attorney nominated a year ago to serve on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be back before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.

“Bill has a stellar record, the highest ABA rating, and was reported by the Judiciary Committee last year by a bipartisan vote,” she said earlier this month. “I remain disappointed that his nomination was stalled last year by election-year politics, but I am hopeful that, once he is approved again by the Judiciary Committee, the full Senate will move swiftly to confirm this qualified nominee and finally fill this vacancy.”